Video Poker Ellis Island video poker - downgraded

vpfree2.com (link below) indicates that

"From an Ellis Island player: "The best games have been downgraded across the board. All the 9/6 JoB games are now 9/5 (98.45%), the BDW in high limit is now 13/4/3/3 (98.80%), and all Ace$ Bonus 8/5 has been downgraded to 7/5 (98.26%). The best game I could find was BP 8/5 (99.17%)."

https://www.vpfree2.com/video-poker/recent-updates/ellis-island-casino-brewery

 

That (and 99.11% DB) is on a single machine which often not working.
Nice job Ellis Island.

 

Gotta pay for all the construction.

 

Darn, another one bites the dust. One of the last Strip-area holdouts for 9/6 JoB.

 

I'm sorry, "high limit"? Where, pray tell, is Ellis Island's "high limit" area, and how long has it been there?

 

I think it is a row of machines next to the slot club booth.

 

A (very amusing) article on the new high limit area at Ellis Island was published around a year ago, link here:

Ellis Island Opens Most Adorable High Limit Room, Ever | Vital Vegas (casino.org)

Think more of an alcove than a room.

 

I hope they still have 7/5 Aces Bonus at the bartops. I'm still willing to play that one there because of how much I love the damn place. Dammit to hell I'm ready for my trip NOW

 

It didnt last long think they've only had 9/6 JoB for a few months after they downgraded a couple years ago. They seems to be sinking a ton into buying influencers and cost themselves a ton of customers doing this. Instead of hanging around a while we will hit and run with the LVA coupons next month.

 

To split hairs, I wouldn't even consider it an alcove. It's a corner at best.

It's pretty much exactly what I would expect from Ellis Island in this regard, ensuring that all is right with the world. And to pick this nit even further, Ellis Island never claimed that it's a room, an, alcove, a corner, or even an area. The sign says only "High Limit", leaving the object to the imagination of the reader.

 

I didn't check the main bar last night as it was too busy. But 8/5 Super Double Bonus (98.61%) was gone in the Front Yard. I settled for 7/5 Bonus. The Front Yard never had ACE$ bonus anyway though.

 

The Center Bar has had 7/5 ACE$ for a while. I enjoy playing there anyway....Front Yard always seems like I'm too far away from the grungy locals....and for some reason I just do NOT like those machines, no matter how sticky the buttons are at those old things at center bar.

 

I have a "talent" for discovering these downgrades before they become public. I wasted 15 minutes before coming to the conclusion that these were downgraded, two days before the vpfree update, which I was going to report myself.